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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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