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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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