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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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