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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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