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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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