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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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