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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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