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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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