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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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