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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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