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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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