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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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