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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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