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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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