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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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