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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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