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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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