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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing 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 these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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