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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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