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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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