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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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