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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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