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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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