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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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