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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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