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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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