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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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