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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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