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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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