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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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