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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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