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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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