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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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