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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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