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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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