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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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