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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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