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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important 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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