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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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