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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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