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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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