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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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