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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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