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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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