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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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