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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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