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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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