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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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