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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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