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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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