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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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