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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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