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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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