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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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