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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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