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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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