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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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