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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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