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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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