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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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