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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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