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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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