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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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