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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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