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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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