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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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