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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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