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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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