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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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