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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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