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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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