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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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