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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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