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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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