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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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