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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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