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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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