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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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