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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the 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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