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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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