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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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