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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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