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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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