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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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