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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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