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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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