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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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