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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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