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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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