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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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