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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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