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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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