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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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