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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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