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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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