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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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