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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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