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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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