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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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