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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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