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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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