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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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