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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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