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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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