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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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