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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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