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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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