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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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