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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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