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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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