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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important 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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