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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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