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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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