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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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