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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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