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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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