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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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