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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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