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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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