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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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