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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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