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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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