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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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