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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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