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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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