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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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