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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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