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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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