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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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