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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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