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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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