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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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