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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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