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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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