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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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