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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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