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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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