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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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