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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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