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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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