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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education