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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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