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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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