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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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