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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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