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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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