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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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