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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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