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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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