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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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