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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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