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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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