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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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