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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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