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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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