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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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