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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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