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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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