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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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