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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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