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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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