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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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