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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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