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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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