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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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