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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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