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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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