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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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