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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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