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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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