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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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