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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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