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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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