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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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