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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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