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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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