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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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