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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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