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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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