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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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