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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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