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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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