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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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