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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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