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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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