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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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