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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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