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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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