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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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