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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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