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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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