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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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