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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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