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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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