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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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