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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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