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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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