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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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