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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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