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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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