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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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