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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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