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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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