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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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