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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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