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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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