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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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