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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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