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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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