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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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