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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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