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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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