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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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