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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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