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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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