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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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