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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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