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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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