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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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