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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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