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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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