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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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