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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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