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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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