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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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