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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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