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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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