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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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