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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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