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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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