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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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