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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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