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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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