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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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