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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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