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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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