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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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