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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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