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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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