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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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