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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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