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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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