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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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