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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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