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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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