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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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