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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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