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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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