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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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