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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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