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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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