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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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