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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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