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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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