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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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