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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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