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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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