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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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