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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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