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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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