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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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