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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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