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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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