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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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