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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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