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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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