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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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