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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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