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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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