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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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