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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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