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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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