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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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