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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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