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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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