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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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