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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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