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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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