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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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