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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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