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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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