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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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