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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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