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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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