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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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