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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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