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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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