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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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