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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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