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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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