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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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