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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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