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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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