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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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