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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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