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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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