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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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