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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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