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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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