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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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