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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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