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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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