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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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