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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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