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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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