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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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