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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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