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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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