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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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