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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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