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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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