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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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