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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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