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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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