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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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