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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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