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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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