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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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