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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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