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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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