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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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