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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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