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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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