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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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