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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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