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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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