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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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