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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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