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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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