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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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