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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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