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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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