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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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