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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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