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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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