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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key 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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