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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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