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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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