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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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