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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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