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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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