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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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