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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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