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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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