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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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