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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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