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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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