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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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