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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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