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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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