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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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