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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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