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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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