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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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