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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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