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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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