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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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