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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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