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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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