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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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