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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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