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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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