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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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