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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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