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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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