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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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