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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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