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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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