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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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