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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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