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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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