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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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