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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating 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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