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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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