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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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