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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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