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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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