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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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