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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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