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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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