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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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