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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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