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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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