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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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