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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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