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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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