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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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