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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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