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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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