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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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