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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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