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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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