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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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