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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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