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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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