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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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