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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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