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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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