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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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