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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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