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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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