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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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