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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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