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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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