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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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