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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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