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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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