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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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