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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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