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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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