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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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