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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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