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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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