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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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