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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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