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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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