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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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