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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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