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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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