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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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