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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the 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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