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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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