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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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