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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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