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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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