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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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