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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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