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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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