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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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