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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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