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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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