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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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