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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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