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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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