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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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