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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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