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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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