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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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