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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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