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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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