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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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