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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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