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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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