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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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