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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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