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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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