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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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