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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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