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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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