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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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