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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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