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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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