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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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