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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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