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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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