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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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