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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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