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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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