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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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