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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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