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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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