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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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