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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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