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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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