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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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