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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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