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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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