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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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