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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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