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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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