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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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