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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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