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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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