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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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