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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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