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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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