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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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