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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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