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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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