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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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