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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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