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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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