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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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