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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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