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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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