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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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