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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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