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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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