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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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