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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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