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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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