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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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