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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews 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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