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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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