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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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