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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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