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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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