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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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