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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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