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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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