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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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