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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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