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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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