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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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