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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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