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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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