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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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