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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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