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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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