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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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