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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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