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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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